Search results
Found 117 record(s). Displaying 1 of 6. 1 2 3 4 5 ... > >>
Bakewell Underpass Project Wins Engineering Excellence Award
The Company is pleased to announce that the Bakewell Underpass Project has won the 2008 Engineers Australia Engineering Excellence Awards, South Australian Division, for Excellence in infrastructure and Building Projects. The awards were announced on Saturday, August 30, at the South Australian Engineers Australia Branch Dinner.
The Excellence Awards recognise the highest level of achievement in the engineering field. They provide peer recognition of outstanding engineering work as well as providing an opportunity to showcase and celebrate the invaluable contribution the engineering profession makes to the community. Each Branch holds State Awards, the winners of 
Bridgewater Bridge Project Award
MacDow has been awarded the contract for the refurbishment of the Bridgewater Bridge in Tasmania by the Department of infrastructure, Energy & Resources (DIER).
The project includes the refurbishment of the mechanical system used to open and close the bridge, as well as the overall refurbishment of the structural support and electrical systems. The work also includes the repainting of the under structure of the bridge.
The work involves some intricate mechanical installations which will have to be carried out with minimal disruptions to the traffic flow on the bridge. Project planning commences immediately with site mobilisation expected in October.
ENDS
About McConnell Dowell Corporation Limited:
Formed in 1960, McConnell Dowell is a world-class engineering,
MCG Concourse High Commendation
The Company is pleased to announce that the MCG Concourse Redevelopment Project received a High Commendation at the 2009 Engineers Australia Engineering Excellence Awards, Victorian Division, for Excellence in infrastructure Projects (up to $20million).
The awards were announced on Thursday, September 17 at the Victorian Engineers Australia Branch Dinner. The Excellence Awards recognise the highest level of achievement in the engineering field. They provide peer recognition of outstanding engineering work as well as providing an opportunity to showcase and celebrate the invaluable contribution the engineering profession makes to the community.
The Melbourne Cricket Club, which manages the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), awarded MacDow the MCG Concourse Widening Redevelopment project in mid-2008.
Lake Manchester Dam Upgrade Award
The Company is pleased to announce that the Lake Manchester Dam Upgrade (LMDU) project received a High Commendation at the 2009 Engineers Australia Engineering Excellence Awards, Queensland Division, for Excellence in Project infrastructure. The awards were announced on 2 October 2009 at the Queensland Engineers Australia Branch Annual Dinner.
The Excellence Awards recognise the highest level of achievement in the engineering field. They provide peer recognition of outstanding engineering work as well as providing an opportunity to showcase and celebrate the invaluable contribution the engineering profession makes to the community.
The LMDU involved the upgrade of an existing 90 year old mass concrete gravity dam. The work included the design and construction
Western Sydney Recycled Water Initiative Project Completion
The Company is pleased to announce the practical completion of the Western Sydney Recycled Water Initiative Project, with lines 2, 3 and 4 now fully connected. The existing sludge line (line 5) has also been upgraded to meet the higher pressures required for the current design.
This project is a joint venture between McConnell Dowell, United Group infrastructure and General Electric (Deerubbin Water Futures).
McConnell Dowell’s scope of works consisted of the design and construction of the transfer system pipe work between Sydney’s sewerage treatment plants and the waste discharge pipe line to the Northern Suburbs Ocean Outfall Sewer (NSOOS). This will fulfil the NSW government’s commitment to provide environmental flows for
South Road Upgrade Project Award
The Company is pleased to advise that Built Environs has been awarded the contract to upgrade a heavily-used 1.5km section of South Road, Old Noarlunga, for the South Australian Department of Transport, Energy and infrastructure (DTEI).
The Built Environs engineering team will be upgrading two major signalised intersections, involving the movement of around 10,000m3 of earthworks and 22,000t of profiling and asphalt works.
The work will ultimately help with the management of current and future peak traffic volumes to and from Adelaide and the growing southern suburbs region, including Victor Harbour.
Key to Built Environs being awarded the contract was the innovative program and traffic management proposal, which will be
North Melbourne Station Upgrade Wins CCF Award
The Company is pleased to advise that the North Melbourne Station Upgrade has won the Category 4 division (projects valued between $20m and $75m) at the 2010 Victorian CCF Earth Awards for Excellence in Civil Construction. Awards were announced on Friday, August 20 at the Victorian CCF Branch Dinner.
The CCF Earth Awards are Australia’s premier civil construction industry awards, and recognise contractors who display excellence in construction techniques, environmental management and project management.
The Department of infrastructure together with Connex awarded McConnell Dowell the design and construct contract for the North Melbourne Railway Station Upgrade.
Construction included the new rail station building to provide improved amenity to commuters; a new concourse extending
Civil & Marine
Our creative approach to civil and marine infrastructure projects isn’t the only thing that sets us apart from our competition. It’s our engineering capability. This difference means we think outside the box, explore every possible project solution, and find the best one for you. So whether it’s a port, jetty, wharf, dam, outfall, seawall, bridge, road, rail or industrial project we offer solutions that deliver value.
Civil infrastructure: major project construction involving complex and intricate foundations and structures in the energy, oil and gas, pulp and paper, steel and industrial sectors, and in the public sector.
Marine: a strength for 45 years, with world-first design and construct solutions. Projects include wharves, jetties,
Adelaide Desalination Transfer Pipeline Project Award
The Company is pleased to announce that the South Australia Water Corporation (SA Water) has awarded the Adelaide Desalination Transfer Pipeline Project to McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd in joint venture with Built Environs Pty Ltd. This significant award is the culmination of an extensive pre-qualification and early contractor involvement (ECI) process.
The project includes the design and construction of the transfer pipeline system which will link Adelaide’s new desalination plant to its existing water supply. The scope of work
Water Delivery Alliance Wins CCF Award
The Company is pleased to advise that the Water Delivery Alliance (McConnell Dowell, Bovis Lend Lease, Kellogg Brown and Root, Worley Parsons, Environmental Resource Management and Sydney Water) has won the 2010 CCF Earth Awards New South Wales Division for Excellence in Civil Construction. Awards were announced on Friday, June 25 at the NSW CCF Branch Dinner.
The CCF Earth Awards are Australia’s premier civil construction industry awards, and recognise contractors who display excellence in construction techniques, environmental management and project management. Each Branch holds State Awards, the winners of which are then in contention for the National Award, announced later this year.
The Water Delivery Alliance was the winner in Category
Koniambo Construction Works Packages Contract Award
The Company is pleased to advise that the Socalmo MacDow Joint Venture has been awarded 20 Construction Works Packages by Koniambo Nickel SAS (KNS) for the Koniambo Nickel project in New Caledonia.
The scope of works in the packages awarded includes the construction of above & underground pipe works, storage tanks, overland conveyors, an ore preparation plant and civil works.
Construction is expected to commence on site in September 2010.
The Koniambo Nickel project is the JV's second nickel sector infrastructure project in New Caledonia having previously delivered the Goro Nickel Port Project in 2005 to 2006.
ENDS
About McConnell Dowell Corporation Limited:
Formed in 1960, McConnell Dowell is a world-class engineering, construction, building and maintenance
Rail Safety Accreditation secured for Victoria
The Company is pleased to announce we have secured rail safety accreditation in Victoria.
We are now a fully accredited Rolling Stock Operator and are able to run our newly purchased rail plant on all railways across the state to do construction and maintenance work. Accreditation is South Australia has also been achieved.
This is a significant development and we now join a small number of companies who have shown that they have the right safety infrastructure in place to deliver rail in a live rail environment.
Securing the accreditation also reduces our costs for rail construction and maintenance projects, allowing us to route our plant on the rail between jobs, which reduces
Southern Regional Water Pipeline Project
LinkWater, a new water infrastructure company formed by the Queensland Government in 2006 to manage the existing and long term potable water requirements of South East Queensland, awarded McConnnell Dowell, in joint venture, the Southern Regional Water Pipeline Project (SRWP).
One of LinkWater’s most important tasks was to oversee the construction of a new water grid with the flexibility and capacity to move large volumes of water throughout the growing region.
IRPC CHP Project Award, Thailand
The Company is pleased to announce that Baltec Inlet & Exhaust Systems Pty Ltd Australia has awarded McConnell Dowell Constructors Thai Ltd a contract for the fabrication of one GE frame 6B Gas Turbine Exhaust Systems and 5 GE Frame 6B Gas Turbines.
The units, each with a final weight of 333 tons excluding diverter, are destined for Intergrated Refinery & Petrochemical Complex public Company’s (IRPC) Combined Heat & Power Plant (CHP) project.
ENDS
About McConnell Dowell Corporation Limited:
Formed in 1960, McConnell Dowell is a world-class engineering, construction, building and maintenance group employing 6,500 people throughout Australia, Asia, New Zealand, the Pacific and the Middle East. For almost 50 years we have continually
IRPC Gas Pipeline Project, Thailand
The Company is pleased to advise the McConnell Dowell Constructors Thai Ltd have been awarded the EPC contract for the IRPC Gas Pipeline project in Rayong, Thailand by PTT public Company Ltd (PTT).
The pipeline is required to transport gas from PTT’s Third Transmission Parallel Gas pipeline to downstream customers at the Integrated Refinery and Petrochemical public Company (IRPC) at Rayong.
The project will commence on
Northern Pipeline Interconnector Stage 2 – Queensland
The Company is pleased to advise the McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd as part of the Northern Network Alliance (NNA), have been awarded the Northern Interconnector Stage 2 Project (NPI) by LinkWater, a Queensland Government owned company.The NPI – Stage 2 is a vital piece of infrastructure designed to help secure the water supply for South East Queensland, including the Sunshine Coast.The works include planning, design, construction and commissioning of approximately 48 km of underground, reverse-flow pipeline which will connect the existing Northern Pipeline Interconnector (stage 1) at Eudlo to the Noosa Water Treatment Plant at Cooroy. The works also include the construction of a balance tank, several pump
SRWP Project Recognised at AAA
The company is pleased to announce that the Southern Regional Water Pipeline project has been recognised in the Alliancing Association of Australasia’s Excellence Awards with a High Commendation.
“The Southern Regional Water Pipeline Alliance Project began as a single regional infrastructure project in South East Queensland and grew to become a $1.3 billion program of works over an area spanning 200 km. Collaboration between participant companies and concurrent disciplines saw the project delivered on time and under budget despite the significant increase in scope,” said AAA Executive Director, Alain Mignot.
The awards, which were announced at the Alliancing Association of Australasia’s National Convention on 22 and 23 October in Melbourne, recognise excellence
Komo Airfield, PNG, Contract Award
The Company is pleased to announce that MCJV, a joint venture between McConnell Dowell and Consolidated Contractors, has been awarded the contract to procure and construct the Komo Airfield in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Komo, which is located approximately 10 km south east of the Hydes Gas Conditioning Plant (HGCP) and the future Juha developments, has been selected as the site for the project airport to support the PNG LNG project which will develop gas and liquid hydrocarbon resources located in the southern highlands of Papua New Guinea. The PNG LNG Project is sponsored by a joint venture consisting of Esso Highlands Limited, Oil Search Limited (OSL), Santos, Nippon Oil, Mineral
SRWP Project Wins ACEA Award
The Company is pleased to announce that the Southern Regional Water Pipeline Alliance has won a Gold Award in the transport and civil infrastructure category of the 2009 Association of Consulting Engineers Australia (ACEA) Awards for Excellence for its work on the South East Queensland Water Grid Interconnection pipeline system.
ACEA said “Quality and innovative engineering and management services played a key role in the successful delivery of a massive and complex project which is of critical benefit to communities in South East Queensland. The project clearly demonstrated the major benefits achieved by a highly integrated and successful alliance team.”
The South East Queensland Water Grid consists of 161 km
APLNG Project Contract Award
The Company is pleased to announce the MC JV, a joint venture between McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust.) Pty Ltd and Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) have been awarded an early works contract by Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) Limited, a 50:50 coal seam gas (CSG) to LNG joint venture company co-owned by Origin Energy Limited (Origin) and ConocoPhillips. The early works scope for the APLNG pipelines includes:
Complete and deliver FEED;
Assist with project planning and procurement; and
Execute early works as required.
The contract commenced in December 2009 and MC JV will complete the Early Works Scope.
Under the terms of the contract MC JV will work with APLNG to execute an EPC contract for the